2nd R.K.Jain Memorial National Moot Court Competition 2011 (VLS, Delhi)

Dear RGSOIPLians,

Vivekananda Law School is organizing their 2nd R.K.Jain Memorial National Moot Court Competition on the 26th & 27th March 2011 at New Delhi.

The Moot problem, which is based on CONSTITUTIONAL LAW can be accessed at their blog here.

Last date of Registration with the college is 2nd March, 2011.

Interested students are requested to register their names with Prashant or Nakul by 1700 Hrs of 2nd March.

Happy Mooting :)

NLU - Delhi Debate Competition

Hi RGSOIPLians,

National Law University, Delhi is organizing First Prof. Ghanshyam Singh Memorial Parliamentary Debate, from 24th to 27th March, 2011.

The debate will be organised according to the Asians 3-on-3 format.
Each team is required to be accompanied by at least one adjudicator.
As of now, we have a tentative team cap of 50 teams with two teams allowed per institution.

Last date of registration for the competition is 28th February, 2011, hence interested students are requested to send in their names to Prashant as soon as possible.
(Please note that its a competition open to all law and non-law schools.So even if you are not able to come up with a 'team', we would be putting you across the IIT Kgp Debate Club which would not only help you get your team, but also practice and prepare for the event.)

Happy Debating :)

Model WTO Conference

Hi RGSOIPLians, 

The Economics Department of Hindu College proudly presents its very own Model World Trade Organization (WTO) Conference to be held on the 10th and the 11th of March, 2011 in Hindu College. The event will be a simulation of the World Trade Organization with participants representing various countries of the world.

The World Trade Organization is the only global international organization dealing with rules of trade between nations. The WTO agreements, which have to be signed by a large number of the world's trading nations and ratified by their parliament, are the instruments through which the organization ensures that trade flows freely, and producers, exporters and importers can conduct business easily.

The agenda to be discussed is “Agricultural Subsidies and their Distortion of Free Trade”.

A registration fee of Rs. 200 would be charged from all delegates.

The application form and the country matrix are provided in the attachments can be obtained by mailing Prashant or Honey. Applicants have to give three country choices in order of preference. Interested students should submit their applications by 20th February to be included in the first round of country allotments. For the second round of country allotments, applicants should send their applications by 25th February. The applications have to be mailed to wto.hindu@gmail.com

Prizes worth Rs.15000 would be given to the winners !!!

Important Dates:

10th February               : Delegate applications open

20th February               : Deadline for first round of country allotments

22nd February              : Announcement of First Allotment List

25th February               : Deadline for second and final round of country allotments

27th February               : Announcement of Second Allotment List

10th-11th March           : Conference Dates

In case of any queries, you can mail them to wto.hindu@gmail.com or contact the undersigned.

Amogh Dhar Sharma                          Bharat Seth

+91-9910085305                              +91-9650553004

SRM University Model United Nations

Hi RGSOIPLians, 

Venue: SRM University, Chennai

Date: 4-6th March, 2011

For more details, visit www.srmumun.com !!!

Sports Law Seminar

R. K. Jain Lawyer’s Welfare Society in association with Sports Law & Welfare Association of India is organising the annual R. K. Jain Sports Law Knowledge Lecture & Seminar On



“The New Developments In International Sports Law & CAS Jurisprudence With Perspective of Sports Law in 
India”


Venue: New Delhi
Date of Seminar: 26th Feb, 2011

The organisers are all inviting Papers to be presented in the seminar, which can be sent by 15th Feb, 2011.

For further details, kindly visit the brochure here.

1st SLR-Sage Essay Competition

Hi RGSOIPLians, 

Socio-Legal Review (SLR), the inter-disciplinary, peer-reviewed and student edited journal published by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and Sage Publications, the independent international publisher of books, journal and international media have announced the 1st Annual SLR – Sage Essay Competition.


TOPICS
Participants have to write the essay on any one of the following:

1.  John Milbank argues that, "Liberal principles will always ensure that the rights of the individual override those of the group.” For this reason, he concludes, “liberalism cannot defend corporate religious freedom.” Discuss the 2010 Babri Masjid verdict in light of this statement.

2.  The Bhopal Gas Tragedy: On Whether and How the Indian Companies Act, 1956 can be used to make a case for imposing social responsibility on corporations?

3.  Are Whistleblowers the New Age Journalists? Critique in Light of WikiLeaks.

PRIZES
First Prize: 10000 INR
Second Prize: 5000 INR
Third Prize: 2500 INR

All three essays will be published on SLR’s website: www.sociolegalreview.in.

For further details, visit the brochure here.

First Amity Law School (Jaipur) Moot Court Competition

Hi RGSOIPLians, 

Amity Law School, Jaipur is organizing its First Moot Court Competition on 3rd-5th April, 2011.

The Moot Problem is based on claims arising from an fictious Nuclear Disaster. (Please find it here)

Last date of submission of Memorial is 25th March, 2011.

Students interested in the above moot may contact Prashant or Nakul at the earliest.

Happy Mooting :)

Amity Delhi & Raisoni (IP) Moot

Following competitions are coming up in the first fortnight of March.

Name of Competition	Host Institution	Moot Problem Based On	Dates of Competition	Last Date of Registration	Last Date of Submission of Memorials
G H Raisoni & ISIL National Moot	G H Raisoni Law College, Nagpur	Copyright Law	4-6th March, 2011	15th Feb, 2011	20th Feb, 2011
Details Available at: www.ghrls.in
10th Amity National Moot	Amity Law School, Noida	International Law	11-13th March, 2011	7th Feb, 2011	4th March, 2011
Details Available at: www.amitynationalmoot.wordpress.com

Interested students are requested to submit their names to Prashant or Nakul by end of day of 6th Feb for the above competitions.

Happy Mooting :)